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June 30, 2024 June 30 – The Need for Repentance The word repentance has become misplaced in the modern church.  Because of its unpopular tone, many have discharged it from their preaching; and those who do preach it perhaps do so with negativity and uncertainty.  We must know that repentance 0
June 29, 2024 June 29 – Genuine Spirituality Too often we measure our spirituality by isolated worship experiences. I certainly believe that we are to worship the Lord in “spirit and in truth,” but when we confine our spirituality to shouting, raising hands, and saying “amen,” we, in 0
June 28, 2024 June 28 – Changing Clothes Imagine being in a dimly-lit room while trying to get dressed for the day.  As you assemble your outfit, everything seemingly looks fine, but when you walk into the hallway, the light is more vibrant.  You notice that your jacket 0
June 27, 2024 June 27 – The Pursuit of Happiness After instructing His disciples to wash one another’s feet, the Lord promised them something in return, “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them” (John 13:17).      Happiness is an honorable and obtainable virtue, but should 0
June 26, 2024 June 26 – The Filling of the Spirit Many people get confused when it comes to the baptism and the filling of the Holy Spirit. The baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs at salvation and only happens once.  When we are born from above, we are baptized with 0
June 25, 2024 June 25 – Loving God with Your Mind Christ instructed His followers to love the Lord God with all their heart, soul, and mind.  Literally, every part of our consciousness should be committed to loving God.  But how do we love God with our minds?  How does one 0
June 24, 2024 June 24 – Holy is the Temple of God In September of 2012, a string of churches was vandalized in Buffalo, Minnesota.  Six local congregations in Wright County were targeted.  They each had broken windows, obscene graffiti, and damage to property.  The assailant confessed he was “angry with God” 0
June 23, 2024 June 23 – Time Alone with God Every time I read through the Gospels I am intrigued by the solitude of Christ.  He was constantly being thronged by the masses; He continually engaged the multitudes.  He was in high demand everywhere He went.  He worked late in 0
June 22, 2024 June 22 – Responsibly Dependent In his book The Practice of Godliness, Jerry Bridges speaks of the “Spiritual Principle of Responsibility and Dependence.”  Many believe that the Christian is supposed to live one way or the other, either a life of responsibility or a life 0
June 21, 2024 June 21 – Exercise to be Holy When the apostle Paul wrote Timothy, he instructed his young protégé to “exercise thyself rather unto godliness” (1 Timothy 4:7).  Paul was familiar with the Olympics of his day, and referred to the games quite often in his writings.  But 0